# The Government Communication and Information System has welcomed the appointment of Milingoni Fhulufhelo Lloyd Nedohe as its new Director-General. His appointment follows Cabinet approval. GCIS plays a critical role as the bridge between government and the media, and by extension, the public. Deputy Government spokesperson William Baloyi says Nedohe’s leadership comes at an important time […]
# The Freedom Front Plus plans to lodge a complaint with the Human Rights Commission and Parliament’s Ethics Committee over MK Party member Andile Mngxitama’s post on farm attacks. He implied on social media North West farmer Donovan Marx, who was brutally assaulted last week, was a land thief and cutting off his ears was […]
# The South African National Christian Forum has called on citizens to exercise their democratic right to vote responsibly and hold political leaders accountable. The organisation believes voting should be viewed as an act of stewardship, requiring wisdom, accountability and integrity. Leader Marothi Mashashane describes a vote as a loan of power to political parties […]
# Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth has urged employers to give workers reasonable time and flexibility to cast their votes this week. Today and tomorrow, special voting is taking place while the main local government election day is on Wednesday, which has been declared a public holiday. Department spokesperson Thobeka Magcai says employers […]
# The City of Cape Town says minibus taxi services have resumed normal operations, following engagements with the South African National Taxi Council’s leadership. Last week, clashes between rival taxi associations CATA and CODETA claimed about a dozen lives in a dispute believed to centre on a route linking Delft, Langa and Epping. Mayoral committee […]
# North West Police have arrested three more suspects in connection with last Wednesday’s violent farm robbery and attempted murder in Syferfontein, Ventersdorp, bringing the total to five suspects. Fifty-year-old Donovan Marx was shot and brutally assaulted on his farm, with the suspects fleeing the scene with firearms and his bakkie. Police spokesperson Adele Myburgh […]
# The Border Management Authority says strengthened border surveillance, intelligence-led operations and partnerships with the private sector are producing positive results in the fight against cross-border crime. Two Ford Ranger rental vehicles suspected to have been fraudulently obtained were intercepted while being smuggled into Mozambique through the Kosi Bay border, in Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, yesterday. BMA […]
# Lawyers for Human Rights has approached the Johannesburg Labour Court for an urgent interdict against Festive Chicken Company over alleged intimidation and threats of dismissal for striking staff. Workers downed tools at the primary processing facility in Olifantsfontein on the East Rand yesterday following a wage deadlock at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and […]
# Agricultural organisation TLU SA has welcomed plans to send rooibos seeds to the International Space Station. A total of 17-thousand-346 seeds are being sent as part of a scientific experiment exploring how space conditions could affect their growth. The seeds, weighing approximately 74.2 grams, will travel to Voyager Technologies in Texas, where the experiment […]
